With #Bitcoin breaking all time highs, your ticket for Adopting Bitcoin Cape Town just got cheaper than ever before.

If you haven't bought one yet, what's your excuse?

za25.adoptingbitcoin.org

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You didn’t get lucky.

You were smarter, had more conviction and bigger balls.

You earned this.


In the latest show we talked to nostr:npub15m9yc697s82zzy652py0uddmpp5e9xl0920vg6lau9n39fnnzsys6mq643 from nostr:npub1l00kxrz9h56hss4krvs52z77z3rlj8prf0pdf0msxxpy5lj8rylq9xnypq about the mission of Bitcoin circular economies globally and explore the unique ways communities are connecting through Bitcoin around the world! ⚡⚡

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Big shoutout to Collin Rukundo, our 20th Most Impactful African Bitcoiner of 2024!

From building Etta Wallet to co-founding Splice Africa, Collin’s work is changing the game for Bitcoin in Africa.

He's also helping shape the next generation of Bitcoin developers.

Find out more here: https://bitcoiners.africa/the-most-impactful-african-bitcoiners-of-2024/
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Study #Bitcoin

Historic lighthouse in Mossel Bay.
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Study #Bitcoin.

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It's a little crowded, but it's fun!


Good morning!

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That's good advice.


Followed all of them.


Please follow #Bitcoin circular economies/projects around the world that are on #Nostr. We are aiming to get more to join soon!

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Run, swim, paddle, repeat.

You wanna surf proper waves, you got to be strong.
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I've been buying from this business with fiat for a while and encouraging the owner to accept Bitcoin. Today, I finally succeeded in getting him onboard!

Let’s work together to make Bitcoin a payment option for every business⚡🧡✊

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GM

New Street art https://video.nostr.build/794f531f6d745163db42091b7e5d23f709f1686598972aa9f26de0b00feaddb5.mp4


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Guess what? Some of these mini surfboards are coming to El Salvador!
KUDOS to nostr:nprofile1qqsptpha27kgrdnpw7cqs7ascrayvheshxy4jjwgjd5rdmz7dngnzvspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsz9thwden5te0dehhxarj9ehhsarj9ejx2a30qyghwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tcnmp4zs  + The Surfer Kids not just for all the amazing work, but also for joining us in person and bringing such unique gifts 🎁🌊

Nov 15-16, nostr:nprofile1qqswkhs47p9unc7lsmqsqv9kvh07sf2pq9gurcan4r8r7s524ap0jfclt62u8 2024.
🎟 https://sv24.adoptingbitcoin.org/

#kidstr #bitcoin4youth #elsalvador


🚨GRADUATE PROGRAM ALERT!!

We are still in search of young Bitcoiners from Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, and Zimbabwe to join our Bitcoiner Graduate Program.

This is a full-time 1-year program that comes with stipend benefits in Bitcoin.

Apply below:👇
https://bitcoiners.africa/earn-section/bitcoiner-jobs/graduate-program/

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It’s okay to be excited about #bitcoin’s price rising.

In fact, you should be pumped about it, as it’s essential to the health and safety of the #Bitcoin protocol.

My latest for nostr:npub1t8a7uumfmam38kal4xaakzyjccht4y5jxfs4cmlj0p768pxtwu8skh56yu.

#mining #markets #btc

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/bitcoins-price-does-matter-a-lot


Any Svelte devs wanna come help out on the nostr:nprofile1qqsra2ey033mkdwl5w8q0jss9ak69zafh82xsuvhwsaauw3trkq2amgpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7qgcwaehxw309anxjmr5v4ezumn0wd68ytnhd9hx2tck28qzu Web App?

The pay is terrible (zero), but it's important work  as we bootstrap bitcoin to the next level of adoption.


All the kids in this video have been surfing with us for most of their young lives. Some as long as 8 years. And I've known them since they were very little.

When they joined The Surfer Kids, they couldn't swim and wouldn't put their toes in the water. Now, to see them ripping like this, several years later, it's incredible!

Words cannot explain how proud I am. I'm proud of them, proud of their coaches, and proud of all of us, the entire team that got them here and helped build a program, and sustained it for over a decade.

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Yes, this can be done. nostr:nprofile1qqs8kwxaeqt3nmf4tx9qntu394t696vz3w78qrsp6dfmkea2jwugqzqpr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctv9uk07lvg


Kids rewards!!!

This is how it works:

Children participating in the The Surfer Kids daily program earn rewards (paid in #Bitcoin) if they maintain a attendance of 70% or more, that's 14 out of 20 surf training sessions in September.

For this they earn 5,000 sats each, paid to an LNBits wallet, hosted on our nostr:nprofile1qqs2t0mx5nzctcj8jaw6fynj6puxtdmpx0j9yajk5rqdt7qtsj60dfgprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctvqy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq3jamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwdehhxarjv96xjtnrdakj7zp28vy node, linked to a Bolt Card, which they can then spend (or save) at shops equipped with a Bitcoinize POS device.

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Make economic colonialism unaffordable.

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Yes!!!

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Julian is free. The US DOD, the DOJ, the CIA (fancy name for a bunch of murderers) with a trillion dollar budget, we beat them, standing up for someone that represents our interests.
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- Gabriel Shipton

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🧡✊🏽🫡


Having to do this everyday ♥
#CircularEconomyinKhayelitaha
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We're very excited to be hosting the inaugural nostr:npub1l00kxrz9h56hss4krvs52z77z3rlj8prf0pdf0msxxpy5lj8rylq9xnypq General Assembly for #Bitcoin Circular Economies next week! To date, we have more than 40 #BTC circular economies/projects from around the world registered for this gathering. It is a critical next step in growing our shared, global movement  -- by and for communities.

Our sincere thanks to colleagues at nostr:npub17cyatz6z2dzcw6xehtcm9z45m76lde5smxdmyasvs00r4pqv863qrs4ml3 for setting the tone and developing helpful processes for bringing together Bitcoin-focused community groups from around the world for shared learning and collaboration. 🙏

🎯FBCE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (registered groups, in alphabetical order)

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AmityAge Honduras 🇭🇳
Arnhem Bitcoinstad 🇳🇱
B is for Bosa 🇮🇹
Bitcoin Anambra 🇳🇬
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Bitcoin Beach El Salvador 🇸🇻
Bitcoin Berlin 🇸🇻
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Bitcoin House Bali 🇮🇩
Bitcoin Islands 🇵🇭
Bitcoin Kampala & School of Satoshi 🇺🇬
@BitcoinLoxion 🇿🇦
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Bitcoin Montserrat 🇲🇸
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Bitcoin Oriente 🇸🇻
Bitcoin Curaçao 🇨🇼
Bitcoin Republic Los Angeles 🇺🇸
Bitcoin Sranan 🇸🇷
Bitcoin Tampa Bay 🇺🇸
Bitcoin Ubuntu 🇿🇦
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BTC Isla Mujeres 🇲🇽
Calabar Bitcoin Club 🇳🇬
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Kibra Bitcoin 🇰🇪
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Mayan Bitcoin 🇲🇽
Montanha Bitcoin 🇧🇷
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Nova Stars 🇸🇷
Ola Bitcoin 🇧🇼
@Ordermoon 🇧🇬
Plan B Lugano 🇨🇭
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#Botswana #Brazil #Bulgaria #Cuba #Curacao #ElSalvador #Ghana #Guatemala #Haiti #Honduras #India #Indonesia #Italy #Kenya #Mexico #Montserrat #Netherlands #Nigeria #Peru #Philippines #Portugal #SouthAfrica #Suriname #Uganda #Ukraine #USA #ZambiaAt60


Julian is free, but at what cost?

Journalism is now a crime and the US has demonstrated that they can go into any country and do whatever they want to enforce that precedent.
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Not a fan of her in particular. In fact, if it was up to ther, I'd imagine the Truth and Reconciliation Comission wouldn't have happened. Instead there would have been retribution.


Now might be a good time for the world to revisit the Truth and Reconciliation Comission in post-apartheid South Africa.

There's a reason why they did what they did.

I'm not saying it was a perfect solution, South Africa has plenty problems today.

But the motivating principle was sound.

If you truly want the violence, death and destruction to stop, you have to find a way to look past the many reasons you may have to continue.

It's a question of what you want, not of what you feel legitimately justified to do in response.


Will definitely be listening to this one.


I am excited to announce that today, I successfully onboarded two businesses to Bitcoin payments, owned by Kenneth and Uba, both entrepreneurs from Nigeria🇳🇬

Africa’s potential for Bitcoin adoption is immense, and initiatives like these highlight the synergy: Africa needs #Bitcoin, and Bitcoin needs Africa.

Join me in welcoming them to the Bitcoin community:

Uba: uba@8333.mobi

Kenneth: keneth1@blink.sv

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My interview @JarrettAdamsLaw is now live. At 17, he was sentenced to 28 years in a maximum-security prison for a crime he didn’t commit.

Now, he fights wrongful convictions and the Prison Industrial Complex.

Full interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCTKdTfXOx8


Surfing and training, 5 days a week, all year round, since 2015. That's the way we do it.
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Now that crypto anarchist was used as a slur I like the word crypto +21%


Kids can't learn to surf if they don't eat.

Feeding 40 - 60 kids every day, 5 days a week, all year round.

https://video.nostr.build/7b9e78fd0621945c27c10d0bef9d8a41f64db8ae0927623ab4bc6b09b3e1a375.mp4


https://www.arnhembitcoinstad.nl/BitcoinPubquizArnhem2024.mp4

27 December in Arnhem: BITCOIN PUBQUIZ (and pizza afterwards!)

Huge shout-out to these heros:
@`Stephan Livera` @`Forever Laura` @`rikki🏴☠` @`Lyudmyla Kozlovska` @`BitcoinEkasi` [Alana Mediavilla] @`El Flaco` [BTC Curacao] [Daniel Mol] @`UNCLE ROCKSTAR` @`Anita ⚡🏳🌈` @`your brilliant bitcoin auntie 👩🏫` @`Daniel Batten` @`Knut Svanholm ∞/21M` @`Fulmo ⚡` @`josie` [Tadge Dryja]

Space is limited, please RSVP here:
https://www.meetup.com/arnhembitcoincity/events/303605316/


WELCOME, NOSTR NEWCOMERS!

Here are a few "Nostr 101" resources that will bring you up to speed on WHY this protocol is primed to take over the social media world, as well as all the basics you'll need to thrive here 🧠👇

Nostr 101 w/ nostr:nprofile1qqsr7acdvhf6we9fch94qwhpy0nza36e3tgrtkpku25ppuu80f69kfqpramhxue69uhkummnw3ez6un9d3shjtnyv4ex26mjdaehxtndv5hsz9mhwden5te0wfjkccte9ehx7um5wghxyctwvshszxthwden5te0wfjkccte9ekk7mt0wd68ytnsd9hxktc79dllq 👇
https://youtu.be/_jrkUXDReqI

Building Nostr w/ nostr:nprofile1qqsr9cvzwc652r4m83d86ykplrnm9dg5gwdvzzn8ameanlvut35wy3gpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduq3qamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wwa5kuegpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqcu9929 👇
https://youtu.be/LNJ4qSyxDqY

The Ultimate Social Media History Lesson and Why Nostr Changes The Game w/ nostr:nprofile1qqs8d3c64cayj8canmky0jap0c3fekjpzwsthdhx4cthd4my8c5u47spz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumt0wd68ytnsw43qz9rhwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjmcpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wvh8xmmrd9skchd02dz 👇
https://youtu.be/U-eNYRwyADI

Collection of every other relevant educational resource your little nostrich noodle can handle 👇
https://www.benwehrman.com/nostr-guide/

Enjoy the rabbit hole, and don't forget to share these links with your friends! 🐇🕳⚡ #introductions
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Good morning!

Heading to Milan, then Lugano Plan B.

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Good morning!

43 stoked kids about to hit the water! https://image.nostr.build/37173addd7fe4abd528543b2cc2b7a1925d0ad300f54e9df2dbc76750b58e923.jpg


Those who want to control us, also want all out war.


Yeap. I'm baffled that so many people still seem to believe that peace waits on other side of war.


That other centralized app.


Imagine the horror!


There's a chance we end up in WW3 because no one was willing to take the first step in de-escalation, despite having ample and sound justification for escalation.


An attempt to make government more efficient by establishing yet another governmental department sounds like shitcoinery to me. Who knows, perhaps they pull it off, but I'd be surprised if it changes anything in a meaningful way.


Surprise, surprise!

Donald Trump is a shitcoiner.


despite catching rockets, he's still a douche.


Not if all 8 billion people want one.


And then a second one to clean the shit?


I'm 24 hours into fasting. Not the first time I'm doing it, but the first time in a while. Gonna go for 36 hours, until tomorrow morning.

I'm about to go sleep, after not eating since last night. Going to bed without dinner, that's the hardest part for me.

But I know that tomorrow morning it'll feel great and I'll be grateful that I didn't give in to the eating temptation.


None of them have any clue what a fucking paradigm shift Bitcoin is.

Economists, politicians, investors

Have no clue. Can’t make sense of it.

It’s not a past to be examined. It’s a future to embrace, where everyone can participate. No tricks, no secrets, no “market” to be “protected” against

Bitcoin is the sorcerers stone. It’s a black hole.


"Of the 8 billion people on earth, everyone is gonna want one." - Elon Musk

This dude lives in a bubble. Albeit a very large one.
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Secure DMs and groups might be how Nostr wins. Like Signal, but better: no phone number or centralized service provider needed. Actually there are no publicly visible user IDs involved, so in that regard it's similar to simplex.chat.

Unlike public messaging, DMs do not depend on the network effect. Great for onboarding people and keeping them returning with push notifications. They get a bitcoin wallet, zaps and all the other Nostr greatness on the side.

Many people don't want to let go of their existing follower base on X, but "Nostr DMs only" is easier to do. I could imagine that becoming a thing in the Bitcoin scene at first.


Crazy to watch that online bar jump from bottom to top, and likely won't see it come down again.


That's one thing I've never seen, that I really wanna see!


I've been to several conferences that are explicitly Bitcoin-only.

I've been to conferences that are specifically Bitcoin focused but which featured conversations around things like stable coins.

And I've been the Bitcoin conferences where organizers pragmatically accepted that shitcoins pay good money for advertising.

But I've never been to a conference where the focus is specifically not on Bitcoin, but on crypto, web3 and blah, blah, blah..

Tomorrow will be a first.

I'm talking on a panel titled: Bitcoin Payments in Africa.

Hopefully it tickles some curiosity.


You're either improving or getting worse, because there's no such thing as standing still.


📢Have you sent in your nominations for the Most Impactful African Bitcoiner yet?

Time is running out!⌛

Quickly go to https://bitcoiners.africa/most-impactful-nominations/ now to nominate your favorite African Bitcoin voice, developer, community lead, CEO, etc.
It's time to applaud them for their efforts😍

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Super cool meeting the Bitcoin Harlem dudes last night, awesome crew!!

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https://image.nostr.build/cbc2c783f534d2e6dc90a3a7333156b746c005bdb63d05f2e1d76cafaa9ec08a.jpg


Greater #Bitcoin adoption won’t magically happen because #btc is theoretically the best money ever.

It’ll happen because we show people how to use it to solve problems.

My latest for nostr:npub1t8a7uumfmam38kal4xaakzyjccht4y5jxfs4cmlj0p768pxtwu8skh56yu, feat. wisdom from nostr:npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec and Rich Swisher from #Motiv.

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/takes/corva-want-greater-adoption-of-bitcoin-use-it-to-fix-problems


The only way you're stealing my profile on Nostr is if you come and confiscate my private key.
 https://image.nostr.build/235db86e7b8df60540b57387e8b5d34aeb23737cd5ddef8fb18c653a7bac3883.jpg


Gm!
https://m.primal.net/LLoe.jpg


Akhona's first group training session, in preparation for Mossel Bay Iron Man, 70.3

Race day - 17 November, 2024

We're still raising funds to cover expenses, please consider helping, if you can:

https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3bHPddq7v4NmRLE5DrFbG6iyqEGB/crowdfund

https://video.nostr.build/9af046ba13b691dd469db5235ce3dda298e3e0fefb30f3b3361d9d5d11f45452.mp4


I didn't realize how early we are here. As I understand it, Nostr is only 4 years old, and development has only really been happening,  in earnest, for about two years. In Bitcoin terms, we're in like 2011 to 2013.

And maybe it's just me, but using Nostr today, it already feels better, in terms of accessibility for a relatively non-technical person, compared to Bitcoin in 2013.


Yeah, Derek is super cool, we had a great conversation, first time we meet in real life, and sometimes meeting in person is what it takes to change things.


This is how we win. 🔥🔥🔥
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I'm having dinner and sitting next to nostr:nprofile1qqsr7acdvhf6we9fch94qwhpy0nza36e3tgrtkpku25ppuu80f69kfqpramhxue69uhkummnw3ez6un9d3shjtnyv4ex26mjdaehxtndv5hsz9mhwden5te0wfjkccte9ehx7um5wghxyctwvshszxthwden5te0wfjkccte9ekk7mt0wd68ytnsd9hxktc79dllq and I suddenly understood that I haven't been using Nostr often enough.

I will use Nostr more often.


Every Bitcoin community should be posting on Nostr. We have to use the freedom tools at hand.


Another new personal best for Akhona!

70 push-ups done!!!
This is crazy.
🤯🤯🤯

Next target 73
❤🔥🔥💥

He's in a little friendly race-to-100 with Bitcoin (and #Bitcoin is catching up...)

Will Bitcoin get there first? Will Akhona even get to 100 before the race?

Whatever the case may be, this is proof of work on his journey to the IRONMAN triathlon 70.3 taking place in Mossel Bay, on 17 November 2024, where he'll compete as part of team Tribitcoinza !
🏃🏊♂🚴

If you can, please support his mission.

We are not quite there yet in terms of covering his participation in the event. 👇👇👇

https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3bHPddq7v4NmRLE5DrFbG6iyqEGB/crowdfund

Thanks to nostr:nprofile1qqst6vdsnmzgzkmpzgx2ht7chwpp7wk7lm4er4pzpfcvgrdym89v5jgpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhs0wyv9u  for letting us use his work. Love the theme🧡
 https://video.nostr.build/453e26458192d14db5f3bf1a3cb11db9dae1cf823c90f00acd7735d9af06bb18.mp4


First post using npub1yzvxlwp7wawed5vgefwfmugvumtp8c8t0etk3g8sky4n0ndvyxesnxrf8q

Web interface looks nice and clean!


I’ve updated this piece with important info on nostr:npub1wkjvvung3ajn04f2gcu46ft3aw762jlzsjdsk2pgwhpz3kqxhs7q0uz9p0, provided by nostr:npub1ee6m4c35nqzv4f05m69w3am4hd2czd05zfzpm83jlz8yyfk969js78tfcv, founder of Gorilla Sats.

#newstr #africa #uganda #humanrights #freedomtech

https://www.forbes.com/sites/frankcorva/2024/06/28/refugees-in-uganda-turn-to-bitcoin-due-to-national-id-restrictions/


On most days I post a from nostr:npub18m76awca3y37hkvuneavuw6pjj4525fw90necxmadrvjg0sdy6qsngq955  Then, for fun I switch to nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg  and post another. Then I switch devices entirely and post from nostr:npub142gywvjkq0dv6nupggyn2euhx4nduwc7yz5f24ah9rpmunr2s39se3xrj0. Then I open nostr:npub1v5ufyh4lkeslgxxcclg8f0hzazhaw7rsrhvfquxzm2fk64c72hps45n0v5 or nostr:npub1yfg0d955c2jrj2080ew7pa4xrtj7x7s7umt28wh0zurwmxgpyj9shwv6vg and zap my favorite songs and podcasts. If I’m really feeling it, I’ll share them on my #nostr feed.

All under cryptographically signed and published under my npub.

It’s practically beautiful and amazing.

Use the tools. Love #nostr.


The crew arrived in Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa's crown jewel of surfing.

They're there to compete in the South African Junior Surfing Championships, the most prestigious junior event on the calendar.

Two of our kids qualified for this year's event. Many years of hard work is about to be put on display.

And many people will ask about the orange Land Cruiser and Bitcoin.
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Didn't the CIA create Bitcoin? An analysis >>>>>

Although I haven't seen any credible evidence of this, let's just assume for a minute that it was, similar to how the NSA created the Tor network.

The NSA created the Tor network in order to allow operatives to communicate from unfriendly territories without the possiblity of being traced. But, for it to work, enough people had to actually use Tor so that communications could blend in with the crowd to avoid detection.

In order to get people to use it, they had to put it out there in the open. The Tor network is just a piece of open source software that anyone is free to read, analyze, use, fork, copy, and alter. There's no secret sauce. Anyone with the capability of reading computer code can understand the design of the Tor network.

One could draw similar parallels to Bitcoin. The CIA could've created Bitcoin in order to allow funding of programs without touching traditional financial systems of unfriendly countries. But, for it to work, enough people would have to actually use Bitcoin so that transactions could blend in with the crowd to avoid detection.

But, if that were true, then why would they design Bitcoin to have all transactions be publicly visible in a blockchain? To me it seems like they would've designed it similar to other cryptocurrencies, which obfuscates transaction details on the ledger. In short, how does the CIA benefit from having a publicly viewable immutuable leder of their dirty business?

If it were true, why would they design a system that is resistant to censorship? To me it seems like they would've designed it with censorship capabilities, for example with the proof-of-stake consensus mechanism, which would allow the person with the most of the coin to censor transactions at will. In short, how does the CIA benefit from having a tool that their enemies can also use freely?

If it were true, why would they design a system that incentivizes decentralization? To me it seems like they would've designed it with centralization in mind, enabling them to leverage that into control over the network. For example, wouldn't they prefer to launch Bitcoin as a business using In-Q-Tel (the venture capital arm of the CIA that invested in Facebook early on)? If a single company "owned" the Bitcoin network, this would enable them to leverage more control over the network and future development.

Just like with Tor, Bitcoin is just computer code. It's open source software that anyone in the world is free to read, analyze, use, fork, modify, or do anything they want with it. There is no secret sauce behind Bitcoin. It has been analyzed, studied, and attacked for 15 years by many of the world's top mathemeticians, cryptographers and security researchers. To date, the Bitcoin network has not been broken.

It's clear when studying the source code of Bitcoin that it's design goals were decentralization, transparency & censorship resistance. Why would the CIA design Bitcoin with these design goals?

There's a quote "A sufficiently advanced technology will be indistinguishable from magic.", known as Clarke's Third Law. The technology behind Bitcoin may appear mysterious and magical to non-technical people, but it is grounded in sound mathematical principles and open-source development.

I fully support the motto "Don't trust, verify", and encourage you to perform your own research from first principles. Maybe you do want to go so far as to learn programming to be able to inspect the source code of Bitcoin first hand. But, even if you don't, I would recommend starting with the Bitcoin whitepaper which explains the design of the network. It's only 8 pages long. I've attached the Bitcoin Whitepaper here. I invite you to read it, study it, and join us at our events around the area to come and discuss with others!


Opt-Out. Use #nostr https://i.nostr.build/by9qgxFql5zAbXmK.jpg


While Africans argue about which of the African-resource-evacuation/Lobito-Corridor parties in DC to support in November (because the U.S. is really a militarised 1-party state divided only on issues like pronouns, Algerian Olympic boxers, and fictitious cat-eating Haitians), consider this:

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken yesterday accused African Stream of being part of a global "Russian propaganda network" while announcing new sanctions against RT. African Stream's YouTube channel, on which I was scheduled to begin hosting a new podcast from next month, has since been suspended by Google.

It is the latest in a tried-and-tested American habit of giving a dog a bad name in order to hang it. In the 19th century, Dr. Samuel Adolphus Cartwright from Mississippi theorised that Africans escaping from slave plantations must be afflicted with a mental problem because slavery was such an elevation from the natural status of an African that any African seeking to be free must be mentally ill. He called the proposed mental illness "Drapetomania," and he published multiple papers suggesting corrective treatments for "Drapetomania."

A century later, during the Cold War, the US State Department and CIA began doing something similar whenever they decided to carry out an assassination or regime change. The CIA accused Patrice Lumimba of being a Soviet-linked Communist, and he was subsequently captured, tortured, murdered and dissolved in sulphuric acid by their Belgian proxies.

The same people also accused Kwame Nkrumah of being a Soviet-linked communist, and the 1966 coup in Ghana was the result. Whenever any African leader emerged with a vision for national or regional growth and independence, the immediate accusation that followed was "The Russians are sponsoring him."

It is a core tenet of American propaganda that Africa is fundamentally not supposed to have ideas, ideologies, thinkers, voices and leaders of its own - the continent exists for mining cheap resources and sending them to the coasts to be shipped to the Places Where Human Beings Actually Live. Africans, you see, are apparently far too stupid and unevolved, with our behind-the-bell-curve gorilla brains, to actually come up with ideas, voices and plans for our own future that do not coincide with the Western model. So when we do come up with these things, there is only one explanation - the Russians did it.

Every single African liberation movement was accused of being Communist Russia's creation because Africans wanting to be free, independent, and economically prosperous must be a symptom of Drapetomania. Even Nelson Mandela, prior to his rebranding as Jesus Morgan Christ Freeman, was also accused of being indoctrinated and sponsored by the Russians.

Unfortunately, the Lobito Corridor People are not capable of changing their worldview or adopting new tactics, because here we are in big 2024 and Blinken is here accusing me and the guys in Nairobi of being Russian government cutouts. This tells me 2 very important things:

1.) The work that African Stream and others in the non-western-controlled African media space are doing is having a real effect in cutting through decades of foreign propaganda and raising the independent consciousness of the new generation of internet-savvy young Africans. The US state propaganda machine cannot keep up with social media, and so it is lashing out with petulant stunts like holding a press conference falsely accusing an independent media platform in Nairobi of being "run by RT" WITH ZERO ATTEMPT AT PROVIDING ANY EVIDENCE FOR SUCH A CLAIM.

2.) Washington DC's Lobito Corridor government is planning to go to war in Africa. The first act in war is controlling the narrative. This is an attempt to destroy sources of alternative viewpoints so that Africans can once again go back to having only "America, woo woo!" as our news. When the information war is won, then the shooting war will commence.

Dear African, you are under direct attack!

https://m.primal.net/KrXr.mp4


Imagine being only 6 years old and already skating like this.

 🤯

https://video.nostr.build/6c94fef28cbe62f87768333507066b306b6c309b8fe3e644ba61cf012e3c5094.mp4


Spent an hour yesterday driving around looking for a wave to surf, not because there weren't any waves, there was plenty, but because there weren't any people surfing. And, sometimes, being the only human in the line-up just feels a bit sketchy...


yes, sponsored by a Block., Inc. Discovery Grant


These kids have been shredding waves for years. Soon they gonna shred the Bitcoin Bowl.

It's all still a little new, we only just finished building it, but watch this space...

https://image.nostr.build/12f4009d7ee5feee24d5c4a18f7f14e6ab56846540590eaa81d2af25ec741a85.jpg


Hi everyone, thought it’s about time for a proper introduction here on Nostr!

My name is Riddy, I’m a photographer, sailor and surfer from Australia.

As a photographer, I’ve always felt slightly uncomfortable sharing my content on traditional social media. Largely because I don’t want to feed the beast but also because I know that my audience is being tracked and manipulated.

After listening to quite a few @Jeff Booth interviews, the message of putting your time and energy into the systems and networks you believe in hit home.

I’m not a developer /coder but I can contribute my photography to this growing community! Hoping to connect with other  creatives and artists out there ✌🏽

Cheers,
Riddy

#introductions
#grownostr
#photostr
#photographer
#australia
#austr
#photography
#art
#artstr
#plebchain
#introduction
#surf
#sailing https://image.nostr.build/8ee6bab7b337b2d01a5b2dcc5bc5a9de02144af71aa6dd48c1733617a6e2fa1a.jpg


Welcome dude! Followed.


I've noticed, there's big differences between follower counts on amethyst and primal.


it feels like it


we're almost halfway there


best answer.


Good morning.

What happens when our followers here outnumber our followers on X/Twitter?

https://m.primal.net/KZtg.jpg


tell the truth. leave people alone. be kind. work hard. take responsibility. aspire to greatness. ignore what you cannot control. be of service. build things. practice courage.

these are my politics


Blessed to live in a place of incredible natural beauty. And plenty empty waves.

Buffalo Bay, Garden Route, South Africa

https://m.primal.net/KZJx.jpg


This is more than just a book, it is a movement expressed in art🖼.

#bitcoin #book #art #streetart
https://m.primal.net/KVFA.mov


We say GM & PV #nostr 😌 https://i.nostr.build/5U1GwljqnvkcK926.jpg


messed up tagging the npub above: nostr:npub1y77fgz0kqgnj32hjwp732qtzh355nzg2jkjezfzuq6frhs4htrxswadd2m


Race to 💯⏲

Will @npub1y77fgz0kqgnj32hjwp732qtzh355nzg2jkjezfzuq6frhs4htrxswadd2mnpub1y77fgz0kqgnj32hjwp732qtzh355nzg2jkjezfzuq6frhs4htrxswadd2m get to 100 push-ups before Bitcoin reaches $100k?
❤🔥🔥💥

6 Aug: 40
8 Aug: 43💪
14 Aug: 46💪💪
19 Aug: 49 💪💪💪

Today: 52 push-ups!

Proof of work on his journey to competing in the IRONMAN 70.3 triathlon in Mossel Bay, 17 November 2024.
🏃🏊♂🚴

If you can, please support his mission.
👇👇👇

https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3bHPddq7v4NmRLE5DrFbG6iyqEGB/crowdfund

Thanks to nostr:npub1h5cmp8kys9dkzysv4wha3wuzruadalhtj82zyznscsx6fkw2efysje0yp0 for letting us use his art work. Love the theme🧡

https://m.primal.net/KQEl.mp4


The #Bitcoin Bowl
A mini-documentary

I shared a link to the HD YouTube movie in an earlier note, this is uploaded to Nostr at lower quality.

Will post the Bitcoin-for-tricks voting poll in a seperate note. If you watch to the end, you'll see what I mean.

Thanks again to the incredible team at Block for helping us make this happen.

🙏🏽nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m

https://m.primal.net/KKlj.mp4


will post the Bitcoin for tricks voting poll in a seperate note.

Nostr doesn't seem too happy about video link and poll in the same note.


The #Bitcoin Bowl
A mini-documentary

https://youtu.be/LA6MMQp54YY


I thought i posted the link here... but seems i didn't will post now


The #Bitcoin Bowl
A mini-documentary

Watch to the end & vote in the Bitcoin-for-tricks poll. Best trick (as voted by you) wins 300k sats. Poll below.

https://youtu.be/LA6MMQp54YY


This Saturday, on the 24 of August, at our Bitcoin Ekasi Center, we will proudly celebrate the third anniversary of the nostr:npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec project. This milestone is a testament to the dedication of hard work and everyone who has contributed to making this vision a reality.

For the celebration, we will be sourcing our supplies from local shops that now accept Bitcoin as a form of payment. This choice not only supports our local businesses but also highlights how far we’ve come since the early days of onboarding the first shops in the township.

The journey was far from easy, but it reinforced a valuable lesson: if you are passionate about something, persistence is key. Keep pushing forward until you achieve your goals.

We are excited to celebrate our third anniversary with the residents of the township and local shop owners. If you're in the area, we would love for you to join us.

nostr:npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec
#Anniversary
#LetsCelebrate

https://m.primal.net/KFyj.webp


Hey nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m I got just the thing for cold water surfing!

My wetsuit is branded by an African Bitcoin township  🇿🇦 ⚡

nostr:npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec thank you.

Will surf tomorrow morning and report back 🤙 🤙
https://m.primal.net/KGei.jpg


holy shit, that's bad.


Sneak Peak into the new Collection https://image.nostr.build/393c2a8ae1a3559670f419a17c8a3a07d72a2dd855624bfb0daee99aa4b5ac0c.jpg


Trailer for the #Bitcoin Bowl mini-documentary.
👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

Full film drops Wednesday 21 August.

Stay tuned.

https://video.nostr.build/1c9f438afdd592de28e0319a3f9098a0c259c2591211af68da83d6cfb4d48717.mp4


A few days ago I went full Nostr (nothing else) and I feel like I just quit smoking or drinking. There’s something to this


GOAL REACHED!
Thank you!
More updates next week 🤙🏾
#salasalafc nostr:note19eg5d7dugdmw52c7le5jkl2hg0fm7g9jh6jlzysw0xag0avlr9cq6wzq4m


One BIG step closer to completing the circle part of the circular economy.

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I don't like making future predictions, but I can see this little dude accomplishing big things in surfing.

If 10-year-old Avethandwa surfs like this, on his first try at a local reef break, I see a future national champion and maybe even an international one.

He's already won a silver medal in the u10 division at the recent regional champs in March 2024, which is the highest level of competition at that age.

National champs start with the u12 division. Watch out for Avethandwa at the South African Junior Championship event in 2026.

nostr:nprofile1qqsfq6vy45k9s3csqut7v05aqwja2c0cv32atf0esthtq86alj9ec2gpzfmhxue69uhhqatjwpkx2urpvuhx2ucpzamhxue69uhkummnw3ezumt0dahz6um59ehkuegpy3mhxue69uhhqatzd35kxttjv4kxz7fwwdmkzmrvdamjuum0d36hg6t0deess9jfw0

https://video.nostr.build/363dc28818d49252bad40fa204bdfa7f00a641205c12a8651709243f1112a31c.mp4


That's a job well done dad.


Asked the 9yr old what she wants to be when she grows up ...

"A job that hasn't been invented yet".

Micdrop 🎤🫳

SGMI 💥


Orangepilling a teacher at Indwe Secondary School about Bitcoin and uploading her a wallet  and share some sats.
⚡⚡

nostr:npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec

https://m.primal.net/JlsN.mp4
https://m.primal.net/JlsS.jpg
https://m.primal.net/JlsU.jpg


A throwback to AdoptingBitcoinCPT 2024 with nostr:npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec. I learnt so much during that week and cant wait for 2025.

#hodl
#stacksats
https://m.primal.net/JkDY.jpg


The money shot🧡

#Bitcoin Bowl Open Day documentary dropping soon, stay tuned!

https://image.nostr.build/58144463fa0eac5e315060daad4746dc7e9bf7a7d5ada06255d9bdcfee9ed4c1.jpg


Amazing work, HUGE congrats to nostr:npub1kp7jzme0qs3wcqjjmkq6v5fm359sclhc22glhadgtmerlr0h37nsn8487l
nostr:npub1zxu639qym0esxnn7rzrt48wycmfhdu3e5yvzwx7ja3t84zyc2r8qz8cx2y and the rest of the nostr:npub1uq70uqgas9pyhds2zt57kr9se8rg3s68ztphjnq82ts8rzeknmeql7u0c2  team!!

...and the "one more thing" surprise at the end of the livestream is 🤯

#Onward

nostr:nevent1qvzqqqqqqypzpcpulcq3mq2zfwmq5yhfavxtpjwx3rp5wykr09xqw5hqwx9nd8hjqyfhwumn8ghj7mmxve3ksctfdch8qatz9uq32amnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv3sk6atn9e5k7tcqyr427d4ph9tfyw02qyq5zzwxjrt70pl4hn2jc0ux3tqpj5y7vctj2v5cye5


and zapped 💥


thanks for highlighting! followed!


zapped!!


🚀The countdown to our August 6th launch is on! So mark your calendars and help us spread the word and share the news with someone else who cares about freedom technologies as much as you do.

Get #ReadyForFedi.
https://m.primal.net/JjKY.mp4


The new R100 note is only worth R82.59

Looked at differently,
You would need R121 today to buy the same amount of goods R100 could get you in 2020.

That’s an average annual increase of 6.6% in that time.

We need #Bitcoin

https://m.primal.net/JQiK.jpg


Yew!!! These kids can surf.

Kudos to all our dedicated coaches for putting in the hard work over the years.

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Like all the kids, Mbasa started at level zero, unable to even swim.

And look at him now. Dropping into solid overhead waves and carving it up.

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There is no pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.

There is only hard work, taking personal responsibility for your own future and Bitcoin.

And you don't need to wait for a rainbow to find it. It's available for anyone to use. Right now.

That being said...

Rainbows are pretty.

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And... It is done.

The spirit of Bitcoin Ekasi.

The first thing you'll see as you drive into this township.

Shout-out to nostr:nprofile1qqsfk2er6hu2wyffq0zdccqtp2fvgvterr70e77jha26wk83hxj0ajspr9mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctv9ufku8vx and nostr:nprofile1qqs00g34z2p0ccwlrwyajvjawfcm5h4pcvner4tmx66qc8hxt9t3mwcpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsz9mhwden5te0wfjkccte9ec8y6tdv9kzumn9wshsz9nhwden5te0wfjkccte9ekk7um5wgh8qatz9ugqfczh for building one of the coolest things I've ever seen.

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let the day begin.

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Bitcoin Township Mural Loading... (98% complete)

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It can be frustrating, yes, but it can also be highly rewarding, when you see people coming to the platform you've built and, because it's not thrown at them, but introduced in a roundabout way, they start asking questions of their own accord.


At least partially, it depends on where you're coming from. Hence building the right platform from where to speak can make all the difference.


Bitcoin is the strongest humbling pill, and the smarter you are, the harder it hits.


One of the most important things we could possibly do right now, is to build platforms that allow us to speak about Bitcoin and Nostr, to people outside of Bitcoin and Nostr. And it's not easy. It's never easy telling someone who doesn't yet know that need something, that they do indeed need that thing.


Opening of Bitcoin Bowl done! Epic day at The Surfer Kids HQ.

The skating expo by the professionals was unreal and he kids are stoked!

And the artwork... I don't know what to say. That dude is something else.

Words cannot describe. Beyond grateful.

Block. CashApp. nostr:nprofile1qqsgydql3q4ka27d9wnlrmus4tvkrnc8ftc4h8h5fgyln54gl0a7dgspzamhxue69uhhyetvv9uhxtnyd9nkwmm09e3k7mgprpmhxue69uhkvet9v3ehgu3wdehhxarjxyhxxmmdqywhwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytndd9jxgmrfdenjumtev3h8xtn2wqergaw8
🙏🏼💥🧡

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That's insane!


Kaboom!!!💥

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It was a moody weather day in Mossel Bay today.

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We'll get there. But not everyone goes at the same pace with all things.


More and more, slowly but surely, I come to Nostr to do what I would previously have done only on Twitter / X.

Not all at once, but little by little.


epic!!


Huge milestone: First demo of Nostr Web Services (NWS) bringing TCP to Nostr. With NWS, you can host any existing web application on Nostr without having to use DNS or even announce your public IP to the world, simply by sharing your service's npub (or nprofile).

Try it out the demo yourself. Here is a Cashu test mint running with NWS. Let's use curl to retrieve the mint's information. The request travels from your computer to the public NWS entry relay, then through nostr to the service's NWS exit relay. At the other end is a Cashu mint with HTTPS encryption.

```
curl -s -x socks5h://relay.8333.space:8882 https://nprofile1qqs8a8nk09fhrxylcd42haz8ev4cprhnk5egntvs0whafvaaxpk8plgpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuwpnxvejuumsv93k2g6k9kr/v1/info --insecure | jq
```

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I can't stress this enough: THE MINT RUNS BEHIND HTTPS!

The NWS entry relay can't read your traffic. It's encrypted. We can host public entry relays that can be used by anyone.

This means we can plug the entire internet to it 🌐.

Let's plug it into Cashu for now. Nutshell wallet supports socks5 proxies (that's how it uses Tor). By setting the public entry relay as the proxy, the wallet can now connect to a mint's npub/nprofile and communicate with it via NWS.

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This is going to be so freaking cool. And it's going to be a lot more useful than just for Cashu. There are still bugs and issues that need to be ironed out but the code is coming out soon. Watch this space.


The professionals have pulled in and we're getting warmed up for the opening day at the Bitcoin Bowl this Saturday!!!
🔥💥⚡🧡

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I hope so too


I use email for all formal communications where a record of what is said matters, the rest is for more informal coms


100% yes


Good morning!


Sigh...

I met with yet another blockchain, web3, crypto enthusiast yesterday... he works for a software development company that does full stack blockchain development, blah, blah, blah...

But respect, the dude was curious about Ekasi, and made the effort to come to visit, which is awesome!

However, again, he had no idea what lightning is, he operates under the assumption that Bitcoin is too slow for everday transactions, that we need other blockchains to solve that problem, he's entirely unfamiliar with the concept of sats, he thinks only in terms of BTC, he had no idea Bitrefill existed, and he's never bought anything with Bitcoin and was largely unaware that it's possible.

Yet he figured that NFTs could solve loads of problems.

But we had a great conversation, chatted for more than an hour, and he left with a lightning wallet and some sats, ready to start with the basics.

Hyper-bitcoinization has nothing to do with hype.

And everything to do with slow, focused and steady progress.


We the peace keepers

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It's Sunday afternoon braai time.

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Let people be wrong about you. It does not matter. It's not your job to make sure everyone's perceptions of you are accurate. Just be a good person and let them be wrong.


Bad understanding of Nostr to position as “social media.”

Being social-media-obsessed is legacy thinking. Nostr is not about social media; it is all about re-imagining the web.


holy shit


Nostr serves as the credible backup plan for when governments seize or ban X.


He's right. For starters, most people should at least establish a known Nostr identity as a backup.

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As hard as it is (which I can only imagine) it's almost guaranteed that that person lives a sad lonely life.


Wish I could skate half as good as this kid, Alfonso, when I was his age.

And wish I had that skate bowl then!! (Even if only a quarter the size)

😅😎🛹💥🔥🧡

So stoked for the kids!!!

Wanna see it for yourself?

Join us, next week Saturday, 20 July, when we're officially opening our newly constructed skate bowl!

The day will feature live graffiti artwork, professional skaters ripping it up, and boerewors rolls for sale. So load up your #Bitcoin #LightningNetwork ⚡wallet, pack your wheels, remember to bring a helmet, and pull in!!

And if you haven't got Bitcoin, no stress, we'll exchange your fiat for sats, and assist with your first freedom money transaction!

Enabled by a Blocks and CashApp #Bitcoin Discovery Grant.

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🧡🙏

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I'm positive about the future of South Africa.

Not that I have any faith in any politician, not at all. But it's a big deal for a liberation party like the ANC to avoid steering hard left when losing their majority vote.

Which is what just happened in the recent election.

The conditions were (and still are) ripe for radical far-left communist policies to take hold, and yet, that's not what we're seeing.

Instead, we're witnessing a "return to the center" with a coalition between the ANC and their sworn enemies, the DA  ... which is pretty miraculous, if you think about it.

Many people say the miracle came in 1994 when the country did not descend into all out civil war with the first democratic election.

But perhaps 2024 is the real miracle.

The transition from an authoritarian apartheid regime to democracy started in 1994. And only now, 30 years later, the final stage is in play.

Things could easily have taken a turn for the worse. Rampant poverty, state failure, massive inequality, desperate living conditions for millions. This is the stuff that advocates for communism and total state control breathe and live off.

And the already leftist ANC had the option to go that further down that route with a different coalition.

And yet, they did not.

While the west is in obvious decline, and the East is gravitating toward authoritarian regimes, I feel quite comfortable sitting where I am, knowing that, at least for now, more common sense seems to have prevailed here than in most other places.

This not a vote of confidence, it is too early for that.

But it is a tentative feeling of positivity.

I've always known that there's massive potential here. If politicians allowed it. By applying more common sense, sticking to their job and mostly just getting out of the way, there's no reason that that potential can not be realized.

Yes, I'm quite positive about the future of South Africa.

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With butter. On a fire.


4,865 km later, we're back home in Mossel Bay, South Africa.

We left Praia do Tofo, Mozambique, on Thursday, and arrived home today, 4 days later, driving 8 to 10 hours every day to get here.

Travelling that far by motor vehicle is something else. Sure, it's slow. You could cover twice that distance with an overnight flight. While doing it by car took 3 weeks, all in all.

But there's something else about it. You see things you'd otherwise never see, from a perspective you'd otherwise never have. Especially if you're doing it with a 4x4.

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If money and banks were better and to be trusted, we wouldn’t “need” #Bitcoin

If social media and digital communications were better and these managers could be trusted, we wouldn’t “need” #nostr

But that’s not the world we live in, is it? And I don’t anticipate that changing.


we paint the logos of companies / organizations that have a direct connection to our project. there's no specific cost. although some do make donations of various kinds.


👉🏾 Money Badger 💥

I don't know how no one else claimed this name.. because this is the coolest name ever for a #Bitcoin company!!

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😎🤘🏽🤩

You wanna know what else is super cool?

1.
The founders of the company pulled in to help paint their own logo.

2.
Thanks to Money Badger, you can spend sats at approx  1,600  PicknPay supermarket locations around South Africa.

Insanely cool!
💥🤯🧡🇿🇦🌍🔥

And the painting is super cool too!

Thanks to nostr:npub10vudmjqhr8kn2kv2pxhezt2h5t5c9zauwq8qr56nhdn64yacsqyqf08djm and the crew, nostr:npub1y77fgz0kqgnj32hjwp732qtzh355nzg2jkjezfzuq6frhs4htrxswadd2m, Mbasa, and Sandiso for another beautiful township painting!

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They are harmless, like whales they eat only plankton.


By far one of the most epic experiences I've ever shared with my 7-year old son. Swimming with a whale shark.

This one was about 10m. They grow up to 18m. The largest living species of fish.

Praia do Tofo, Mozambique 🇲🇿

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Life is better in boardshorts in Mozambique 🇲🇿
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Inhambane city sightseeig self-guided walking tour with the family.

Mozambique  🇲🇿

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You don't always need a 4x4 to get there😂😅

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Fresh fish for dinner in Moz🇲🇿
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Nah, it's good, I'm glad to be thinking about it.


travelling with kids for three week, can't stop thinking about our conversation in Arnhem...


good to see you here!


mozambique


Good morning! https://image.nostr.build/3c42bc797a60eecb89bc1323de9abb2d8d5cd685970a19421e2c317414b44cd8.jpg


“Why would I spend bitcoin?”
— person who spends unrealized-sats every day in the form of fiat


Something is afoot ...

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It is a flaw of the deeply self-interested men of the world that they assume that idealists are fools.

- Christian Cameron


In reality, all we ever spend is time.
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Finally deleted Twitter. It looks more like instagram or tiktok than a sensible chat app now

GM NOSTR


Next stop: Tofinho 🇲🇿🏄🏾♂

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There's a mango flavoured sparletta that we don't get in South Africa, which is cool!

The local beer is also good, called 2M, but I haven't drank alcohol in years, so soda it is😅


Baby Want Suck?

Not sure what they were trying to say, but whatever it was, an ice cold soda at the end of a long sandy road is a super welcome relief😂😅🥤🍼🍻

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When they want to trick you with a shitcoin...

https://m.primal.net/Irqz.mp4


The Oslo Freedom Forum: The Best Bitcoin Conference That Isn’t About Bitcoin

(OFF REVIEW ARTICLE)

Dek: The world is utterly f*cked. And we have so much to do. And how can I do more? A Review of the Oslo Freedom Forum.

If I had to choose one conference to attend next year, it would be the Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF).

I attended more than a dozen conferences in 2023 and at least 15 in 2022. I hosted several of these events as a garishly dressed MC, and moderated panels, trying my utmost to hide my Bitcoin maxi bias. I also cobbled together quizzes, game shows, and talks to stimulate and provoke audiences to think a little differently.

So I know a little bit about conferences, networking events and how to capture and carry an audience.

When I look back on these moments, from the World Economic Forum in Davos to El Salvador’s Adopting Bitcoin, Web Summit in Lisbon, and AfroBitcoin in Ghana, there is not a single event that measures up to the Oslo Freedom Forum.

From Oslo to the World

Set in Norway’s sleepy, sophisticated capital, the Oslo Freedom Forum is a thought spectacle. You flop into the Oslo Concert Hall at 10 am, bleary-eyed and hazy after interactions with freedom fighters and bitcoiners into the small yet alarmingly bright hours. You then travel from your chair around the planet, delving into deeper and deeper human experiences.

Nowhere in the universe can you find such an interesting, inspiring, or energized group of individuals.

Activists and entertainers from all four corners of the globe take to the stage to practice and cultivate their freedom of speech. The coming together of these minds and the clash and fizz of ideas create an energy unlike anything I’ve experienced.

From Rwanda to Palestine, Uganda to Ukraine, you’re floored, moved to tears, silenced, and enraged. You surprise yourself by guffawing at Chinese deadpan jokes. Your mind blackens at the thought of Iranians stripped of their freedom to sing in their home country—all while an Iranian operatic singer stirs the audience in Norway, thousands of miles away.

Personally, I was bowled over by the professionalism that went into delivering such an engaging, well-polished spectacle.

Satoshi would be proud

The conversations that splinter and shoot off from the show range from trans debates and genital mutilation to war, famine, and heroism. I did my best to field the Bitcoin questions: “What is a Bitcoin CoinJoin? Is it really private?” I was asked this by a team member from Hong Kong who is fighting to free an activist from jail.

While the third day of the conference was largely dedicated to Bitcoin and financial freedom tools, Bitcoin advocates like nostr:npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a  also graced the main stage to discuss NOSTR, algorithms, and control. Bitcoin is not the focus of the event, although Jack Dorsey did well to remind us of the protocol’s importance, wearing his trademark Satoshi/Nirvana t-shirt on the main stage.

These ideas and discussions left me stirring late at night. In fact, my sleep tracker tells me I averaged 5h of shut-eye per night in Norway; mostly light, seldom deep, low REM. Unfortunately, the deprivation is not to be blamed on the uncharacteristically raucous Norway nightlife that transforms the city during the OFF.

Indeed, the experiences to be had off-stage at the OFF are unique and countless, but here are a few:
I took a selfie with a legendary Colombian musician, Carlos Vives, right before dancing to his crooning songs in the foyer of what looked like a library. The space was at once engulfed by adoring Latino fans and bewildered Northern Europeans;
I peed next to a prolific, exiled Indian journalist and had a nice chat; I learned—visually—how the world’s biggest brands and governments launder money;
I shook nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m ‘s hand for the first time and decided to take my shot. I invited him to surf the world’s biggest wave with me, Nazaré, in Portugal. (It’s a no… at least for now.)

And, I delighted in a sauna and fjord experience with not one but two legendary Bitcoin pseudonyms, as well as many other enriching experiences that should not be shared publicly.

On a professional note, I have Bitcoin leads coming out of my ears. As a Bitcoin journalist, I am so excited to bring to life more Bitcoin documentaries and insights into freedom technologies. My next stops are Ukraine, Bolivia, and Venezuela. There are so many untold stories of strife, survival, and financial freedom, but also joy—so much joy.

Fighting Fear with Joy

As the CEO of the OFF, Thor Halvorssen, described in his opening speech, the OFF is not the “Pain Olympics.” We can find joy and laughter in the darkness. And we must.

I met Thor briefly at the after-party and tried to put into words how remarkable the space is; “it’s like a TED conference on steroids,” I tried to explain. I worked for TED in 2015 while a Master’s Student at the University of Edinburgh so know their formula well—but it’s an unfair comparison.

Comparing to TED doesn’t scratch the surface of the emotional depth and range on offer at the OFF.

Nonetheless, and despite Thor’s optimism, there is a motif that runs through the event that led me to the same conclusion and question:
The world is utterly f*cked. And we have so much to do. And how can I do more?

Yes, the event is mind-blowing and unique. Yes, it’s a clarion call for freedom, perseverance, and human endeavor—but it’s also a candid acknowledgment that humans have been hacking each other to pieces for millennia.

When faced with the genocide against the Tutsi, Paul Rusesabagina, the Manager of what has become known as Hotel Rwanda, armed himself with speech: “the best weapon is my word,” he said on the main stage.

Faisal Al Mutar echoed this sentiment—from the ashes of civil war in Iraq, his talks and work reached millions of listeners from Afghanistan to Morocco. The activist come entrepreneur has cultivated his word, his speech to fight autocracy.

If we want to change the course of the world and improve it, then we need to meet it with our words, our speech—but also joy, resilience, and humanity. Fortunately, that is available by the bucket load at the OFF.
Looking back on the time in Oslo from Europe’s largest Bitcoin conference, BTC Prague, I am obliged to comment that of course, the OFF is not a Bitcoin conference.

But if I had to go to just one event on the Bitcoin and crypto calendar next year, it would not be a Bitcoin, crypto, or fintech conference; it would be the Oslo Freedom Forum.
And I’m already looking forward to next year.

——

As seen on Cointelegraph.

Thank you to nostr:npub1trr5r2nrpsk6xkjk5a7p6pfcryyt6yzsflwjmz6r7uj7lfkjxxtq78hdpu the nostr:npub1wlkfvm7dvnusz9fv44wuwucu0jp3lc3wqt36ax0lz33hukjga7wq6hqwhy nostr:npub1szpa7cypmyd59083qs3pte9lez22lzfu6pl2guhgqx7q09x68y6qquh3td nostr:npub1rscuek38p87xeawmpg9ssump8cjkgmz2j3rhnha4artvh0xjacwq9upeqk and the HRF team for putting on such a wonderful event!


Good morning from Mozambique 🇲🇿

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Every time you think that these huge centralized platforms have too much power, remember that almost none of them provie direct services anymore.
Facebook doesn't create its posts
Uber doesn't drive its customers around
Airbnb doesn't wash the linens in your rental
Youtube doesn't film their video library

All of these platforms only have the power of the content and engagement that WE give them. Without us, they are worthless.

Never forget that the simple act of leaving and taking our creations, media, engagement, and our value somewhere else, will turn them into nothing overnight.

This is why decentralization is the only path forward. There is no alternative.


We've arrived in Mozambique. 2,250km later..

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That's epic, will do thanks!!!🙏🏼🧡🔥✊🏽


I'm super proud of this dude!

nostr:npub1g3aqekerzspf3j288r03ugpyn54yq09h7mld56fdf8rewvdc0upqwh0l3q just finished reading 'The Bitcoin Standard' by nostr:npub1gdu7w6l6w65qhrdeaf6eyywepwe7v7ezqtugsrxy7hl7ypjsvxksd76nak

Bongani is a 15-year-old learner in Gr. 10 at Indwe Secondary School in Mossel Bay.

He's been with The Surfe Kids for several years, but when we opened Ekasi Center in 2022, he gravitated towards learning more about #Bitcoin

Everyday, after school, Monday to Friday, he works as a teacher's assistant with our full-time teacher, nostr:npub1lsguzhxl7vt93e86xusyp78dhc76su4llv2h463zqdgxy25j3tvqaemmvv, at Ekasi Center, helping her run daily Bitcoin Diploma classes, as part of the My First Bitcoin network.

Bongani started working his way through 'The Bitcoin Standard' in Oct 2023 and finished it this week, with the help of a volunteer tutor, nostr:npub1a95w2zch0gqfa0vhlgygz0xklwxccw6st88qkmhsk8d3tke2sqaqamsnzq. In Bongani's own words, "this was the longest book he's ever read", and he had to learn a lot of new vocabulary, which impressed his tutor. The feedback from Jason was very positive.

Jason and Bongani had weekly calls, where they would discuss the book, chapter by chapter, often breaking chapters up into sub sections.

Super appreciative of the effort by nostr:npub1a95w2zch0gqfa0vhlgygz0xklwxccw6st88qkmhsk8d3tke2sqaqamsnzq

This is an incredibly valuable contribution for which we're beyond grateful.

Jason and Bongani will continue their work together and I've been told that the next book in line is 'Why Buy Bitcoin' by Andy Edstrom.

I am optimistic about the future because of kids like Bongani.
🙏🏿🙌🏽🔥🌍✊🏽

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First day of a three-day drive to neighboring  Mozambique!

750km done. 1500km to go.

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Pull in!!!
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Orange-pilling is a self-driven journey. Just like fixing the diet or exercising regularly, we cannot do the job for others.
We can show the way, but ultimately it's everyone's personal responsibility.


We're building something really cool at The Surfer Kids Diaz Beach HQ!!!

It's blue, it curves and if you can't surf, it'll let you pretend you can.

You wanna guess what it is😅😂

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We're building something really cool at The Surfer Kids Diaz Beach HQ!!!

It's blue, it curves and if you can't surf, it'll let you pretend you can.

You wanna guess what it is😅😂


For all of you coming to nostr:npub167n5w6cj2wseqtmk26zllc7n28uv9c4vw28k2kht206vnghe5a7stgzu3r this week: I have been using #Lightning to pay for all of my restaurant visits. You can too ⬇

Spend and replace your #bitcoin. More spending, more velocity, more utility, more value.
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Get the Qerko app. Search for restaurants. You can add BTC as a payment method. You scan the code on the table, you'll see your consumation, open your Lightning wallet. Pay. Done. Restaurant owners, waiters don’t even know that you pay them with BTC.

There are also shops accepting BTC natively find them on BTCmap.org


Proof of Work.

https://video.nostr.build/f98dd209ce8ca7c005ce297f77bc142d1cff2f9ffbe2533b66d0e4d119e3c692.mp4


Yeah, people sometimes take fat chances😅😅


Having spent a fair bit of time traveling, this has developed into a curious annoyance these past two years.

People wanna have it both ways when it comes to not checking their luggage. And I don't understand why airlines allow this.

I get. If you travel light, no need to check a bag. I often do that.

But dragging two or three big suitcases around, and still pretending that you're a light traveler, wanting the benefit of not checking luggage... seriously, WTF?

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Cheers Portugal 🇵🇹

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Heading home after nostr:npub1uv2tr83c5y7k82af6zdzlqs8m0klcmndd8u5vmlg2eyrskld6uzsv4rmr8

Really looking forward to seeing my wife and kids again! Not least of all because, this time, I remembered to get her a special souvenir.

I think I'm safe😂😅

Thank you for the beautiful art nostr:npub19pmzkh6e8n7z5drsvyepsmk46cstuec0wv7462sa0eg6232u2wuq2nr4x3
🧡🙏🏿🔥

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Thanks Arnhem #bitcoincity https://image.nostr.build/0f4f3302be30622ea054d4132b81ca1c664c96da7d3e5ac98a637fac39a413d6.jpg


Good morning!

Flying home today from nostr:npub1uv2tr83c5y7k82af6zdzlqs8m0klcmndd8u5vmlg2eyrskld6uzsv4rmr8.

Will be going through 5 airports, en route to Mossel Bay, South Africa.

You know what that means.
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Great film! Look forward to sharing with friends and family!


So far, all the hardware wallets we use been donated, but yes.


I’ve read so many #bitcoin  books and yet I’m continually learning from nostr:npub1art8cs66ffvnqns5zs5qa9fwlctmusj5lj38j94lv0ulw0j54wjqhpm0w5  in #TheGenesisBook!

Loving the beautiful storytelling and it’s climbing the list of my top recs.

The depth and breadth of the #bitcoin  cannon never ceases to amaze me.

Well done 👏

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I wear Bitcoin merch all the time only because I hate shopping for clothes, and at conferences I can sort out my wardrobe without going shopping!

Just hanging out with awesome people, spend a few sats, and viola! I arrive home with stylish new attire. https://image.nostr.build/dff44028e0f054e08841020698002e74c6a02c0f1d46d31f3b005577d613123c.jpg


Having a blast at nostr:npub1uv2tr83c5y7k82af6zdzlqs8m0klcmndd8u5vmlg2eyrskld6uzsv4rmr8 , been living on a #bitcoin  standard since I arrived here. And finally had the chance to meet Hermann from nostr:npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec and nostr:npub1flac02t5hw6jljk8x7mec22uq37ert8d3y3mpwzcma726g5pz4lsmfzlk6 from nostr:npub13ljnkd633c7maxatymv3y2fqq8vt3qk7j3tt0vytv90eztwgha9qmfcfhw in person 😎👌🏼 https://image.nostr.build/190962e2b2e52780741422d8c553177e436dc7c3c2374516f3ae3e3f57d2e35e.jpg https://image.nostr.build/0468b8bad37020b159f37150fe74131e7a8f2c36357c4015e0846ad922a4a0c5.jpg


Left nostr:npub1uv2tr83c5y7k82af6zdzlqs8m0klcmndd8u5vmlg2eyrskld6uzsv4rmr8 with a beautiful quite from Rigel Walshe.

What a fantastic conference, well done to the organizers!!!
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We asked our team:

"Do you save in Bitcoin?"

 https://video.nostr.build/8ecd4d1385e31d7164fe797b0ca6b0f276c37e5e98515ad8971e8132fad894ae.mp4


Stop looking for role models.

Be one.

Anyway, goodnight.


I replied, check your DMs


There's a livestream for nostr:npub1uv2tr83c5y7k82af6zdzlqs8m0klcmndd8u5vmlg2eyrskld6uzsv4rmr8!!!

I'm on the main stage tomorrow at 12:40 (UTC+2)

Excited to share a little more about the foundations that enabled the Bitcoin Ekasi project.

https://youtube.com/live/T0vJ4uEsCwc


MY TRUST IN YOU IS BROKEN — The  nostr:npub155m2k8ml8sqn8w4dhh689vdv0t2twa8dgvkpnzfggxf4wfughjsq2cdcvg Documentary by  nostr:npub1rj7eh0eu3skwcyr5adpcjwxft9z4yjdspjryq6gynqw2j49f9a3quqjpw2 is now available on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z78ZbPcsc3g


The build-up to nostr:npub1uv2tr83c5y7k82af6zdzlqs8m0klcmndd8u5vmlg2eyrskld6uzsv4rmr8 has begun! Tonight we have the Dirty Coin Doc screening in local cinema.

One nice touch is a live feed of the bitcoin transactions in all the Bit Kassa NL merchants around town!

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adoptingbitcoinarnhem.com


The broad crypto industry rallied hard soon after the White House threatened to veto the bill that would let banks custody digital assets. And now it’s making a big difference, with Congress voting strongly for it, the White House pulling their veto threat, etc.

While it’s right to pass that bill and let banks custody them if they want, it’s sad to see that the crypto industry response to that was like 100x bigger than the response to all of the anti-privacy stuff that has been happening.

The desire of people in the industry for banks to help pump their bags is way bigger than their desire to pave a way for freedom tech in general.

Much love to all those building and supporting real freedom tech.


It's #Bitcoin Pizza Day 🍕, not Shitcoin Pizza Day
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Going out for pizza and paying in fiat on Bitcoin Pizza Day is an L in my book.

Put your money where your mouth is.

#Spedn


yeah, that's the one


nope, only lightning. you can't pay onchain at Pick N Pay.


I made it to the Netherlands!! Here for nostr:npub1uv2tr83c5y7k82af6zdzlqs8m0klcmndd8u5vmlg2eyrskld6uzsv4rmr8

Stoked!! Main conference is on Saturday, but loads of cool satellite events this week!

Especially looking forward to the screening of Dirty Coin, tomorrow evening, and Nostrdam, Thursday evening.

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Here's a hard pill to swallow...

#Nostr is not just a social media platform to replace [insert centralized SM here] because your bigotry and anti-woke ideas will be censored... your conservative bullshit thoughts are the last thing we need to concern ourselves with protecting.

Decentralized protocols are built so that people in oppressed governments can communicate freely, so your basic Google research of homosexual porn is not saved on some server that will later come back to haunt your homophobic public self.

Decentralized protocols, privacy, censorship-resistant tools are here to aid our data, our freedom of choice, to give a voice back to all of those who have been unjustly oppressed. If all you do is sit all day, shitposting stupid comments on how you are the better bitcoiner or nostrich because you run your own node, have never been KYCed, and throw hate at whatever tools and makeshift efforts others are using to try and build a future, you are not a better human, you are part of the problem, you are just loud, creating division and hate.

FOSS is for everyone, and it should be used in the ways people can with the tools they have. Nothing infuriates me more than people so blinded by their own privilege that they can't understand that those who need the tools the most can't use them as easily as they can because of LIFE AND REASONS!


Meanwhile in Arnhem, Bitcoin city of The Netherlands. Awesome Bitcoin posters are been spotted by JD and NGU technology. Adopting Bitcoin soon... Follow nostr:npub1uv2tr83c5y7k82af6zdzlqs8m0klcmndd8u5vmlg2eyrskld6uzsv4rmr8 to discover more. #Arnhem #bitcoin #btc
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Good morning!

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🧡🫂 honored to work on a project that's useful to the community!


Thank you! It's a great honour and motivation for the team that the software we work on daily supports your mission to empower the township with bitcoin. 🧡


Have you been thinking about starting a new local #Bitcoin Circular Economy project? Maybe you’re already hosting meet-ups, on-boarding merchants to #BTC or other activities that are components of a Bitcoin circular economy, and now it’s time to take the next step. This may be a great opportunity for your group! 👇

https://geyser.fund/grants/bcegrants

Let’s make 2024 the year of the Bitcoin Circular Economy!

Please help spread the word. This is just the beginning! ✊

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Posting this here first. Twitter can wait.

nostr:npub13ljnkd633c7maxatymv3y2fqq8vt3qk7j3tt0vytv90eztwgha9qmfcfhw is now represented in the township!

Been using the batch payment feature to pay weekly salaries for over two months, for all 16 staff. Loving it!

Thanks for making life easier and making #Bitcoin salary payments simplified!
🙏🏿🔥🧡🤩

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Nice!!


To kick start this awesome day, I just made my second lightning transaction on primal!! bought a redbull for 2 123 #Sats

#nostr
#Bitcoinlightning ⚡

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#Bitcoin will become a much more widely used medium of exchange — despite the setbacks we're currently facing.

I've been speaking with a number of people building on #Lightning, and I can't help but be bullish on #bitcoin as the dominant MoE globally.

Keep your head up.


6 weeks later. It is done. https://image.nostr.build/30ad4f91cc5879ac2529d21e4d55150391f991849e889ec89ef64c7dbde8ed07.jpg


me and Casey sending everyone in #Bitcoin ❤ from BitcoinConfAsia
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this was an awesome show, thanks!!


6 weeks later all major work on the skatebowl is done!!!

Only some finishing touches remain. We're planning an opening ceremony for mid-July.

If you can't make it, don't stress, the park will always be open to anyone with a Nostr npub. For everyone else, the entry fee will be payable in Bitcoin only.

All made possible thanks to a Bitcoin Discovery Grant from Block. Super grateful.

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🙏🏾🧡

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I'm getting our team onto Nostr:

Luthando, Community Lead
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Chuma, Senior Surf Coach:
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Lukhanghele, Junior Surf Coach
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Akhona, Lifesaving Instructor
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Thinus, Special Projects Coordinator
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This isn't all of them, but it's a good start. Will add and repost if we get more to join!


Watch nostr:npub1evle54c9s2ldjh2w3mx2h9xetswhsd9hea2kfv6qmekgqgn6l82s0sd980 buy school snacks using nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg the Social Bitcoin Wallet.

Lukhanghele works for our project, at The Surfer Kids HQ, as a Junior Surf Coach, and he earns a weekly salary, paid 100% in #Bitcoin.

He also rips!!!

Stoked to get more of the Ekasi team onto Nostr!

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Good morning. https://image.nostr.build/cff81f0ca8bd40a3fa8540e62ff8ade1bf2319fa45ae7b0f7c358e5b05baa285.jpg


Yes, there is some KYC, if the video implied that there wasn't, that was not intentional


You can do whatever you want.

But if all you're doing is pointing out that I post more on Twitter, then don't bother. Because, yes, I do. And so what?

I also post more on Nostr than on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, combined. And that's after using those platforms for many many years. Compared to only a year on Nostr.

If I onboarded someone new to Bitcoin, and went back a year later with your attitude, pointing out as you do, that they still use fiat more than Bitcoin... i might as well stop doing what I'm doing.

I think, the only thing you've actually demonstrated, is that you need to chill out  take a step back, and get some perspective.


You judge people based on how often they post rather than what they post? That's fucking lame.


Quality matters more than quantity. I post when i have something important to say. In the meantime, I work.


We have two locations with uncapped wifi where coaches and community members can come to browse the internet, use Nostr, and learn about Bitcoin.


Not sure which other African countries this is available in, hopefully many.


Yebo, they're here, will post npubs.


Yes, it's not cheap, off course, but it is super interesting. The spread on this is almost 20%. Very expensive. But it's the first time I'm able to buy sats with phone credit.


In a few hours, I'll take the stage with nostr:npub16vrkgd28wq6n0h77lqgu8h4fdu0eapxgyj0zqq6ngfvjf2vs3nuq5mp2va at The Bitcoin Conf Asia to explore the exciting NOSTR opportunities.
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Tell me, what topics you would like to see us cover? What would help onboard new enthusiasts to NOSTR? Let Uncle know!


loving Nostr. and loving the Primal app.

not sure how they did it, but Primal managed to build into their wallet a way to buy sats with phone credit.

i posted a video of that, and the response from local south africans were incredible.

there's no other lightning wallet that does that. as far as i know.

and as far as south africa concerned, and wider africa perhaps, if nostr apps become easy gateways to acquire your first sats, that would be a game changer.

the tricky part is always exchanging fiat for your first sats. there's unavoidable friction with fiat exit points. because fiat is a system of gatekeepers. and it feels like we'll never get rid of that in the fiat world.

we can only circumvent it.

and perhaps, with Nostr, because it's frictionless to connect people, that can become the gateway to making your initial bitcoin acquisition frictionless.

so if I'm onboarding a person to Bitcoin, for the first time, I'm actually onboarding them to Nostr, because that's where they'll likely acquire their first sats.

not sure how this would work, but that's the feeling I'm left with after using primal to make the easiest Bitcoin purchase I've ever made.


Watch nostr:npub1g3aqekerzspf3j288r03ugpyn54yq09h7mld56fdf8rewvdc0upqwh0l3q buy school snacks using nostr:npub12vkcxr0luzwp8e673v29eqjhrr7p9vqq8asav85swaepclllj09sylpugg, the Social Bitcoin Wallet.

Bongani works for our project, at Ekasi Center, part time, and earns a weekly stipend, paid 100% in #Bitcoin.

Stoked to get more of the Ekasi team onto Nostr!
 https://video.nostr.build/c316c312014b46c08fff9989138868fc6f7bd0c3b8766159bfa30b774ae315ee.mp4


Nice!!!


Exciting update: Just made my first Lightning Network transaction on Primal! Purchased a bottle of coke for 505 sats.

#Nostr
#ChangeTheWorld"

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Buying #Bitcoin with phone credit (airtime) using the Primal app on Nostr 🤯

The easiest way of buying small amounts of sats that I've encountered. We need more lightning wallets that let you do this.

 https://video.nostr.build/13fd6ccf3ae14b5db04018f15c3844e07af1c66cf9567aba04d5999963d3260a.mp4


Good morning! https://image.nostr.build/fe4869e719a5d06af79a1550c8436f8b6a1ade91a9376bb28f3da923e95277b7.jpg


Good morning 🌞

Onboarding with Blink, demonstrating Phoenix wallet.

Bitcoin in nostr:npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec

https://v.nostr.build/Le0D9.mp4


Bitcoin is the most inclusive money and payments system in the world.

No individual can be denied access.

No person can be discriminated against.


We've commissioned a graffiti artist to paint our newly built skatebowl. This is some of his work. I love it! And I love that he asked to be paid in #Bitcoin.

Cannot explain how excited I am to see this happen!!!

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Good morning! https://image.nostr.build/d36286c60001b507b5932814b2795365110758334ba30d2738db688df325a8e0.jpg


Only 4 more concrete sections to pour, which we'll get done within two days, likely Monday and Wednesday this week.

Then all that's left is finishing work!!!

Also, have booked an incredible artist to do a mural at the back. Booking fee paid in Bitcoin. It's gonna look epic!

Beyond grateful to Block for making this possible.

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🙏🏿🧡🔥

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Just 30 days left until Adopting Bitcoin Arnhem! Haven't grabbed your ticket yet? Better hurry! 75% of them are already gone, and on May 1st, the price jumps to 109,- euros.

Don't be late — secure your ticket today!

🎟 https://adoptingbitcoinarnhem.com


bitcoinekasi

Building a Bitcoin circular economy in a South African township | Partnering with The Surfer Kids | Inspired by Bitcoin Beach.


"There are teenagers in a South African township taking self-custody of their #Bitcoin. What's your excuse?"

Love it!!!
🧡🔥🙌🏽🤩

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https://youtu.be/9aKwrBMWmO4?si=0gB_j6gJWvfL6jva

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#bitcoin

Follow: nostr:npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec

#NostrFirst 💜

I visited a township in South Africa and was BLOWN AWAY
https://youtu.be/9aKwrBMWmO4


There being no untouchable heroes in Bitcoin is one of my favourite things about Bitcoin. Elevating a human being to a level that is not human, is perhaps the most dangerous thing we've ever done. Again, and again. And again.


Oh no he DIDn’t!


Love it!!


GM ☀ https://video.nostr.build/0d744f9c993ea0d19d27af6f23416b28790d8580ea7a8a033ff7adda51ded0da.mp4


the logical conclusion here is that money that can be self-custodied is illegal.


Post-halving #Bitcoin halving party!!!

https://m.primal.net/IAgK.jpg


Happy Freedom Day, South Africa. All Africans can choose financial freedom when they choose Bitcoin. Shout out to nostr:npub1773r2y5zl3sa7xufmye96un3hf02rse8j82hkd45ps0wvk2hrkasslesjt, nostr:npub1zkr064avsxmxzaasppamps86ge0npwvft9yu3ymgxmk9umx3xyeq9sk6ec, nostr:npub1w7lv3g20srey0pqzu3kqmcaqlgzmkvmgpnqvajtj85d2nzl6kjjsjw85pa and all South African Bitcoiners as you remember this memorable day. https://image.nostr.build/cde7353fdc7521b285a0bbe64289e67e217aaa09ba0a31a5ac4bc19d8a776149.jpg


I'm not here on Nostr because I run away from Twitter. I'm here because I'm in search for an internet as it once used to be.

I'm a hacker who fucking hates that social media is in the hands of private companies. I remember using IRC and meeting likeminded anons online. I remember what the internet utopia felt like. People who didn't care what your name or status is, people who aren't interested in sharing their boring holiday pics with random strangers online. I'm not interested in what politicians and influencers have to say. I don't care about the latest mainstream trend that's going viral.

I want random weird interesting smart people around me who share their ideas in a free and open space that isn't controlled by anyone.

That's all I'm looking for. There aren't many such spaces on the internet.


Run a node. ⚡ nostr:note1qhpq8yfhse96wtl2tlw5c9mnrqxcchhj0tpx8fzn3w4mmt6l2fxs45xxs4


There's a different kind of excitement in the air.

Could be the #Bitcoin price.

Could be the Fedi community open day we had.

Could be something else.

But whatever it is, it's tangible.

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Nice!!!


NEW TUTORIAL JUST DROPPED
Try the Fedi app, get familiar with fedimints.
-full setup, use, and recover
-joining a mint
-interacting with other mints, lightning wallets, liquid wallets, etc
-much more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um2VL22R-J0


Truth will prevail.


Similar to how (some) vaccinated people blamed unvaccinated people for the spread of covid, and similar to how that narrative was driven by governments and big pharma, when the collapse of fiat becomes imminent and obvious, Bitcoiners will be blamed for causing the collapse.


100% yes. The worst part of the "then they fight you" is still to come.


The way to unite people is to disunite power.


100%

Too many people forget too easily what we're up against.

One of the reasons I remain highly skeptical of those trying to build regulated and licensed crypto banks.


Just finished reading The Genesis Book by nostr:npub1art8cs66ffvnqns5zs5qa9fwlctmusj5lj38j94lv0ulw0j54wjqhpm0w5

I knew the gist of the history, but this book really put it all together in a fascinating way.

Personally, my take away is this:

It's clear that the people who built the foundations for Bitcoin understood one thing very well:

Bureaucrats would never accommodate / allow for the existence of what they wanted to build.

They knew that if they built it, and it worked, the bureaucrats would eventually come for them.

Now it's working.

And I think we'd do well to remember this, and remind new people of this insight that was so well understood by those early pioneers:

No amount pandering will suffice.

If what we want is freedom and decentralized money, we are fundamentally at odds with the most powerful people in the world.

They will not allow us to fit in, not for as long as the tool we have at our disposal has the ability the shift the balance of power.
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Bitcoiners need to be more aware of the battleground we are on.
We are challenging the worlds power structures.
This epoch is when the fight begins.
There are MANY internal forces here to stagger the growth of #bitcoin,  no matter how much 'they' sound and look like us. It used to be the random people asking probing questions at a conference, now it's some of the people on the stage. Why would we expect less ftom this dissident technology.


The irony of large exchanges using these metrics to advertise themselves is next level.

How many millions of people (and the world's largest professional institutions) trusted the banking system prior to 2008?

If you care even one iota about #Bitcoin (and the reasons it exist) then the fact that people trust you is not something to be proud of.

It is something to get away from.
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You mean where do I hope I'm going? 😅😂

Netherlands, for now. Maybe Switzerland later in the year.


I heard nostr:npub1lr2zzf989mvf393y0tv39ara6a4vddkd6y87z784up9vl6ks6j3qtudl6a use a great term for people like. He calls them side salads. Udi is a side salad. Veey much like Dan Held.


I'm flying to Johannesburg tomorrow to apply for a European visa. It's a 2-hour flight and the application has to be done in person.

Application form is 8 pages, plus almost 100 pages of supporting documents to prove that I won't stay illegally. (It could be less, but I've learnt that the more paper you throw at them, the less likely they are to say no. They must hate trees. I don't know...)

Anyway, it'd be great to travel more freely and not have to go through this shitshow everytime I travel.

But the funny thing is, even if they let me, I wouldn't wanna stay.

https://image.nostr.build/2baec7f27f381fc84708549c5f1ffa3459c02208ee77a0150fd1b4aa89abc7fd.jpg


Ok, cool, will check it out. Thanks!


Yes, I'm aware, been using Coracle, just wondering about desktop specific apps


Is there a Desktop app for Nostr on Ubuntu / other Linux distros?


Do you like to skate?

If yes, pack your wheels! We're building a world-class bowl at The Surfer Kids HQ, Diaz Beach, Mossel Bay, South Africa!!

Designed and Constructed by Dallas Oberholzer, South Africa's only Olympic skater!

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Friendly reminder:
You don't need a license to use #Bitcoin.   Bitcoin doesn't care.

https://image.nostr.build/083eecc46678f7b53e0dc2f95b5c275ef461a9fd587f36506ca62b33fbbd0685.png


Don't get me wrong, I stare into my phone as much as the next guy. But every time I see a group of people sitting at a table, together, with each person staring into their own phone as if they were alone, I find myself shaking my head. I guess I'm a grumpy old man now.


SUPPORT THE OPEN SOURCE CONTRIBUTORS WHO KEEP OUR GENERATIONAL WEALTH SECURE. WITHOUT THEM THIS MOVEMENT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE.

https://m.primal.net/HsZc.mp4